PEDRO M. FERREIRA Research Assistant Professor of Economics of Information Networks and Public Policy
	H. John Heinz III College Department of Engineering and Public Policy Carnegie Mellon University

pedrof@cmu.edu +1-412-2685526

Hamburg Hall 3042, Carnegie Mellon University 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh PA, 15213

MAIN CURRENT ACTIVITIES

Economic Impact of ICTs in Education	Data Analytics in Social Networks	Regulation of Telecom Markets
Director, Dual PhD Program offered by Carnegie Mellon University, Instituto Superior Tecnico and the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto

EDUCATION PhD, Engineering and Public Policy Specialization in Telecom Policy Carnegie Mellon University, 2004 MsC, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Technology Policy Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002 MSc, Engineering Policy, Innovation and Management of Technology Instituto Superior Tecnico, 1999 5-year BSc, Systems and Computer Science Specialization in Industrial Informatics Instituto Superior Tecnico, 1996

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE iLab, Heinz College Carnegie Mellon University, 2009- Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, Instituto Superior Tecnico, 1998- School of Information University of California at Berkeley, 2004-05 Communications Future Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000-02 University of Texas Inequality Project LBJ School of Public Affairs, 1999-00

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Carnegie Mellon University Information Security Risk Analysis and Telecommunications Management, 2000- Instituto Superior Tecnico Telecommunications Management and Policy, Introduction to Engineering and Policy, 2005-10 Judge Business School, Cambridge University Lecturer for Telecommunications Management and Policy, 2005-08 Communications Future Program at MIT Teaching Assistant for Data Analysis for Telecommunications Policy, 2000-02 Math Department, Instituto Superior Tecnico Teaching Assistant and Grader for Linear Algebra, Calculus I and IV, 1999-05

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Knowledge Society Agency Ministry for Science and Technology, Portugal 2005-09 Member of the Board of Directors of the Portuguese Governmental Agency for the development of the Information Society. Led several projects spreading affordable access to the Internet and developing ICT-related skills countrywide. Represented Portugal in several international fora and committees on Internet Governance, including the HLIG and IGF Bell Labs, Economics and Technology Management Group Summer 2000 Internship in optical backbone design. Developed models for dynamic capacity planning.

RESEARCH GRANTS AND AWARDS

Co-PI: Living Analytics Research Center, Partnership w/ Singapore Management University, Source: Government of Singapore, $20m/5 years, with Steve Miller, Steve Fienberg, Ramayya Krishnan, Rahul Telang and Alessandro Acquisti

PI: Engineering and Public Policy Dual PhD Program offered jointly by Carnegie Mellon University and Portugal, Source: Portuguese Government, $5.3m/5 years

PI: Technology, Management and Policy for the Telecommunications Industry

Source: Portuguese Government, $1.05m/3 years, with Marvin Sirbu

Co-PI: The Role of User Innovators in the Development of Telecom Products and Service, Source: Portuguese Government, $300k/3 years, with Pedro Oliveira and Francisco Veloso

PI: Assessing the Impact of Broadband of Informal Education, Source: Time Warner Cable Research Program on Digital Communications, $20k/6 months

Co-PI: Modeling Mobile Customer Behavior, Source: Wharton Consumer Analytics Initiative, $2.5k/6 months, with Rahul Telang

SUPERVISION OF PHD STUDENTS AND POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWS

Rodrigo Belo (chair) – EPP PhD Student working on the impact of ICTs in schools and peer influence over cell phone networks Miguel Matos (chair) – EPP PhD Student working on regulation of telecom markets and peer influence over cell phone networks Ryan Turner (chair) – EPP PhD Student working on impact of wireless broadband on academic performance at the university level Qiwei Han (chair) – EPP PhD Student working on identifying determinants of customer churn in cell phone networks Alexandre Ligo (co-chair) – EPP PhD Student looking at the impact of information on the design and utilization of public transportation Filipa Reis (co-chair) – Heinz PhD Student looking at peer influence over cell phone networks and platforms for crowd-funding Daegon Cho (committee member)– Heinz PhD Student looking at trends in the movie industry and costumer value in cell phone networks

Pavel Krivitsky – Postdoctoral Fellow working on churn prediction and identification over cell phone networks Michael Oraro – Postdoctoral Fellow working on pricing asymmetries in telecommunications wholesale markets Chintan Vaishnav – Postdoctoral Fellow working on the impact of Internet on Cyber democracy and political will Paul Laskowski – Postdoctoral Fellow working on modeling supply chains in telecoms and on the impact of network neutrality

RESEARCH UNDER DEVELOPMENT

I pursue three lines of related research using both theoretical as well as empirical approaches. My research interests rely on understanding how people use technology and influence each other to do so and how firms and regulation interact to shape telecommunication and information markets.

Economic Impact of ICTs in Education

This line of research is devoted to measure the economic impact of ICTs, and broadband in particular, in schools and universities. Economic impact is measured through academic performance as well as widespread adoption and use of broadband. A series of empirical papers are under preparation and/or submitted for publication:

1. “The Effects of Broadband in Schools on Students’ Performance”, with Rodrigo Belo and Rahul Telang. This paper shows that the introduction of broadband in schools leads to a decrease in grades in the short-term.

2. “Impact of Wireless Internet on Graduate Academic Performance”, with Ryan Turner. This paper shows that higher usage of wireless Internet in the University of Porto is associated with better academic performance.

3. “Spillover Effects of Wiring Schools with Broadband”. This paper shows that wiring schools with broadband in Portugal led to an increase in the overall Internet traffic in the country.

4. “Spillover Effects of Broadband in Schools and the Critical Role of Children”, with Rodrigo Belo and Rahul Telang. This paper shows that deploying broadband to schools leads to an increase in the household adoption rate of Internet.

5. “Family Spillover Effects of Broadband Internet in Schools”, with Rodrigo Belo. In this paper we expect to address the issue of whether adults in the household use more Internet as a result of having children in school that do so (still in preliminary stage).

Data Analytics in Social Networks

This line of research is focused on analyzing large datasets on consumer behavior to empirically establish and measure the effect of peer influence over social networks in network churn and purchase of cell phone related products. A number of papers are under preparation and/or submitted for publication:

1. “Social Network Data Lifts Prediction of Near-Future Mobile Churners”, with Pavel Krivistky. This paper shows that using data about the social circle allows for better predicting churners in cell phone networks.

2. “Contagious Churn in Cell Phone Networks”, with Pavel Krivitsky and Rahul Telang. This paper shows that when a consumer leaves a cell phone operator her friends’ propensity to follow increases.

3. “Diffusion and Influence over Cell Phone Networks”, with Rodrigo Belo. This paper uses randomization techniques to establish what kind of cell phone products diffuse based on peer influence.

4. “Diffusion of Handsets over Cell Phone Networks”, with Miguel Matos. This paper shows the effect of peer influence in the diffusion of cell phone handsets.

5. “Peer influence in Shurn over in Cell Phone Networks”, with Qiwei Han. This paper identifies the determinants of churn in cell phone networks.

6. “Determinants of the Life Cycle of Tweets”, wih Vasco Pedro and Miguel Matos. In this paper we hope to characterize the life cycle of tweets and understand better the determinants of successful tweets (still in preliminary stage).

Regulation of Telecom Markets

This line of research looks at the structure of telecom markets with emphasis on local networks. The impact of wholesale price regulation is analyzed from an economic perspective. Option theory is used to address issues of asymmetric value between infrastructure and virtual providers.

1. “Wholesale Price Regulation in Telecoms with Endogenous Entry and Simultaneous Markets”, with Miguel Matos. This paper predicts entry into local NGN telecom markets as a function of wholesale regulation and shows that current EU practice to deregulate these markets might hurt welfare.

2. “Using Contingent Claim Theory to Price Flexibility in Local Access Markets”, with Michael Oraro. This paper uses option theory to price the flexibility provided to virtual operators who can time entry with the stochastic dynamics of downstream retail value.

3. “Pricing Flexibility in Subloop Unbundling”, with Michael Oraro. This paper uses option theory to price the flexibility provided to virtual operators who can use unbundled network elements to compete in local access markets (still in early stage).

4. “Welfare Changes in the Cournot Setting and Application to the ICT Sector”. This paper shows how the change in the number of firms in a market with economies of scale affects welfare in the absence of regulation.

5. “The Efficiency of Cournot Equilibrium and Application to the ICT Sector”. This paper shows how the change in the number of firms in a market with economies of scale hurts welfare relative to the welfare generated by a fully regulated monopolist.

DUAL PHD PROGRAM IN ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC POLICY

Carnegie Mellon University embarked in a major partnership with a number of Portuguese Universities to develop joint research projects and graduate educational programs. For more information visit CMU-Portugal. I have been responsible for the Dual PhD Program in Engineering and Public Policy, offered jointly by the Department of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Melon University, Instituto Superior Tecnico of the Technical University of Lisbon and the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto.

This program focus on critical infrastructures, with specializations in information networks management and policy and in energy policy and management. Students spend half of the time before they graduate at CMU and the other half in Portugal. Upon successful completion of the requirements to graduate students obtain two PhD diplomas, one from Carnegie Mellon University and another one from the Portuguese University they enrolled with. Deadline for applications is January 15^th every year. Fellowships covering full tuition and stipend for four years are available for the top candidates.